Where does “bagootsoo” come from?

bagootsoo (Northern Paiute) comes from Northern Paiute paa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

bagootsoo (Northern Paiute): bison

Definitions

  1. bison

Ancestry of “bagootsoo”, step by step

bagootsoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Paiute paa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Paiutepaawater
2Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

via Northern Paiute kucu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Paiutekucucow; buffalo, American bison
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Northern Paiute paa →